Venture Global (NYSE:VG) Lowered to Sell Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Venture Global (NYSE:VG) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Saturday.

Several other research firms have also commented on VG. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of Venture Global from $15.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $13.00 price target on shares of Venture Global in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Venture Global from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. New Street Research set a $15.00 price objective on Venture Global in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Venture Global in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $8.00 target price for the company. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.10.

Venture Global Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of NYSE VG opened at $13.07 on Friday. Venture Global has a one year low of $5.72 and a one year high of $19.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.24, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 5.70.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter. Venture Global had a net margin of 18.38% and a return on equity of 27.96%. Venture Global’s revenue was up 191.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Venture Global will post 0.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Venture Global Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.018 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $0.07 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. This is an increase from Venture Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. Venture Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Venture Global

In other Venture Global news, VP Fory Musser sold 1,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total value of $10,900,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Thomas Earl sold 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.83, for a total transaction of $11,830,000.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 2,450,000 shares of company stock valued at $28,236,193 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 86.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Venture Global

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new position in Venture Global during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. MAI Capital Management purchased a new stake in Venture Global in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Venture Global in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $45,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of Venture Global by 161.2% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 1,820 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Venture Global by 1,750.0% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter.

Trending Headlines about Venture Global

Here are the key news stories impacting Venture Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Venture Global’s CP2 subsidiary closed an amended and upsized project financing, improving funding certainty for the CP2 liquefaction project and lowering construction/contracting risk — a major de‑risking step for future cash flows. Venture Global Secures Landmark CP2 LNG Project Financing
• Positive Sentiment: The company has taken final investment decision (FID) and announced it will proceed with the second phase of its CP2/Louisiana LNG export project (roughly $8.6B of capital). FID + phase‑2 commitment materially increases future revenue runway and long‑term asset base. Venture Global to proceed with second phase of CP2 LNG project
• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital raised its price target to $14 and upgraded to “Outperform,” signaling buy‑side support and giving the stock fresh analyst momentum. (Analyst upgrades can drive near‑term flows and sentiment.) PT Raised to $14 at RBC Capital
• Positive Sentiment: Venture Global reiterated contractual start dates for Plaquemines Phase 1 LNG cargo deliveries (beginning Oct. 31), which supports near‑term contracted revenue and helps lock in cash flows despite volatile spot gas markets. VG Commits to Timely LNG Deliveries From Plaquemines Phase 1
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat coverage summarized recent analyst activity (mixed ratings and a consensus target ~ $13.10) and noted a small quarterly dividend disclosure with ex‑dividend/record dates — useful context but not a game changer relative to the project financing/FID news. MarketBeat VG Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CAO Sarah Blake sold sizable blocks (119,300 shares at ~$13.01 on March 12; prior sales in March totaled several hundred thousand shares). Large insider disposals can weigh on sentiment even when they may be routine or for non‑company reasons. Insider Selling: CAO Sells Stock

Venture Global Company Profile

Venture Global (NYSE: VG) is a Houston-based energy company that develops, constructs and operates large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the United States. The company focuses on converting domestically produced natural gas into LNG for shipment to international markets, positioning itself as a supplier of pipeline-quality gas in vessel-ready form for global customers.

Venture Global’s core activities include site development, engineering and construction of liquefaction and export terminals, commissioning and ongoing operations of those facilities, and commercial marketing of LNG under both long-term and short-term contracts.